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Intermediate

Babalou

Choreographed by Karen Breayley
Music: Babalou by The Tractors
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
HEEL BALL CROSS, TWICE, SIDE ROCK, SAILOR CROSS
1&2-3&4
Tap right heel 45 degrees right forward, right ball back to center, cross left over right, repeat
5-6
Rock right to right side, rock onto left in place
7&8
Cross right behind left, rock left to left side, step right across in front of left
HEEL BALL CROSS TWICE, SIDE ROCK, SAILOR FORWARD
1&2-3&4
Tap left heel 45 degrees left forward, left ball back to center, cross right over left, repeat
5-6
Rock left to left side, rock onto right in place
7&8
Left cross step behind right, rock right to right side, left step forward
SHUFFLES FORWARD, STEP FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, TWICE
1&2-3&4
Shuffle forward right left right, & left right left
5-6
Step forward right, pivot turn ½ turn left (weight on left)
7&8
Step forward right, pivot turn ½ turn left (weight on left)
DOROTHY RIGHT & LEFT, ROCK FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, COASTER
1-2&
Step right 45 degrees right, lock left behind right, step right 45 degrees right
3-4&
Step left 45 degrees left, lock right behind left, step left 45 degrees left
5-6
Rock forward right, rock back on left
7-8
Turn ¼ turn right step right forward, close left beside right
HEEL BALL STEP, TWICE, STEP FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, COASTER
1&2-3&4
Touch right heel forward, (1) step right beside left, (&) step forward on left, (2) touch right heel forward, (3) step right beside left (&) step forward on left (4)
5-6
Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left (weight on right)
7&8
(Coaster)-step back on left, step right beside left, step forward on left
STEP, SHIMMY CLOSE, HOLD TWICE
1-2-3-4
Large step right to right side (1), shimmy shoulders close left beside right (2, 3), hold(4)clap on hold
5-6-7-8
Repeat last 4 steps
KICK BALL CHANGE, KICK BALL CHANGE, CROSS TOE STRUT, COASTER
1&2-3&4
Kick right forward, step right beside left, step left in place, kick right forward, step right beside left, step left in place
5-6
Cross right foot over left on toe, drop heel
7&8
Step back left, step right beside left, step left foot forward
KICK BALL CHANGE, KICK BALL CHANGE, CROSS TOE STRUT, COASTER
1&2-3&4
Kick right forward, step right beside left, step left in place, kick right forward, step right beside left, step left in place
5-6
Cross right foot over left on toe, drop heel
7&8
Step back left, step right beside left, step left foot forward
REPEAT